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I'm sorry about my website, it doesn't exist anymore (since 1st of July this year). I will make new one this summer. If you would like to see my works, please look at following facobook profile, it's all about my works: https://www.facebook.com/HorseAndBird?ref_type=bookmark

Oh Anna, your artworks never cease to amaze me. You have captured perfect beauty in both of these horses and they look they give me is almost like that of an expectant human mother at a photoshoot - gently holding her tummy.What excellent, incredibly talented works you have created.Well done.

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Subject: Grevy's zebra by Ana -> painted Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:35 pm

I wanted to make sculpture of this species since long time and finally this year I decided to try. It's not finished yet and of course the biggest difficulty is yet to come - painting all these tiny stripes. I didn't take many photos during the work, otherwise it could be something like tutorial but you can see how this sculpture looks at different stages of work. Perhaps some of you will find it interesting

OK, that's how the zebra came out after painting, more photos on the page 6 of this topic

And here is she with a certificate I designed for her:

Here the work in progress photos:

So, first it looked like this: (basically wire and some Super Sculpey)

After some time and more clay added it was like this (lots of flaws in body shape and legs not defined):

Here you see some more of my tools etc (and beginning of next project - Tapirus kabomani) :

And after several corrections it looks now like this - still some works to do, some more details to add and some small corrections on body and legs shape, but I think it's now quite close to be finished:

Edit: After several corrections again and few details added, I think it's probably almost finished.

LeeAnn, I think the neck IS short but I'm not sure if it's too short for this species? Among Grevy's zebras, I think, we can see many specimens with very short neck (in proportion to body and head) Here are few examples:

In general this zebra seems to have less "harmonious" proportions than other zebra species. Head is often very big and remind more the donkey head.

Wow, this looks like its gonna be great. Cannot wait to see it finished, and keep up the good work!

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This looks like it will be a very beautiful zebra! I think, for me, the painting would be the most fun part- it will transform the sculpture from a zebra body into a real Grevy's zebra. Also, Tapirus kabomani! Surely you can claim to be the first to sculpt this animal, so long as you use this name?

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This looks like it will be a very beautiful zebra! I think, for me, the painting would be the most fun part- it will transform the sculpture from a zebra body into a real Grevy's zebra. Also, Tapirus kabomani! Surely you can claim to be the first to sculpt this animal, so long as you use this name?

Thank you! Definitely the painting will be important!! As for the tapir, haha, I love tapirs, I need all 5 species in my collection and this is the only one missing